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Riding in Cars With Huma: Hillary Clinton Snubbed Diplomats to Stay Near Aide

2016-10-18

[HeatSt] Hillary Clinton "blatantly" disregarded security and diplomatic protocols as Secretary of State and frequently insulted U.S. ambassadors by refusing to ride with them to diplomatic events abroad, a former U.S. diplomatic security officer told FBI agents investigating Clinton's private email server.

According to FBI interview notes released Monday, the former security officer described the "stark difference" between Hillary Clinton's conduct as secretary of state and the conduct of her predecessor Condoleezza Rice, who closely adhered to the appropriate protocols. Hillary's "abundant" protocol breaches, on the other hand, were widely known in the diplomatic security community.

One area of particular concern was Hillary’s refusal to follow "standard security and diplomatic" protocol by riding with local U.S. ambassadors in an armored limousine to diplomatic events abroad. It was standard procedure for the secretary of state and the ambassador to arrive together at these events, but Hillary refused, and insisted on riding with her top aide Huma Abedin.

According to the FBI notes, "This frequently resulted in complaints by ambassadors who were insulted and embarrassed by this breach of protocol."

The former security officer said Huma Abedin was likely responsible for ignoring the standard protocols on Clinton’s behalf, and appeared to possess "much more power" than other top aides to secretaries of state.

Posted by:Blossom Unains5562

#8 Hemingway.

Ambassadors often are political allies and donors whom Hillary wouldn't snub if there was no good reason.

President Obama's allies and donors, not hers.

Posted by: trailing wife 2016-10-18 08:00

#7 #5 I was going to make a comment but I'm cleaning up my keyboard after Tyranysaurus Slenter3182's comments. I saw the unredacted version. I don't mean to sound like a prude--I thought it funny and accurate. LOL

Posted by: JohnQC 2016-10-18 07:50

#6 Latest Hammer quote:

There are shelves in libraries groaning with tomes describing the personal unpleasantness of Hillary Clinton.
~ Charles Krauthammer

Posted by: Besoeker 2016-10-18 07:32

#5 I was going to make a comment but I'm cleaning up my keyboard after Tyranysaurus Slenter3182's comments.

Posted by: JohnQC 2016-10-18 07:05

#4 Ever ask yourself if Hillary is REDACTED?

And Huma is not exactly a man pleaser and her taste in men is doubtful, isn't it?

Dems have a talent for attracting the riper sort of people...witness John ( Breck Boy ) Edwards with Kerry up on the Campaign Stage groping each other....but Breck Boy was cheating on his Cancer eaten wife at the time. Moral gems, the Donks seem to have a knack for finding them.

And Bill Clinton DID say Hillary had eaten more REDACTED than he EVER had. He DID say that, remember?

Posted by: Tyranysaurus Slenter3182 2016-10-18 06:35

#3 I supposed such rides resulted in resolving issues the state dept. is supposed to be focused on. But with the beast her job description was not profitable enough.

Posted by: Thith Gonque7497 2016-10-18 02:25

#2 Hillary needed privacy for a checkup and remedication.

Ambassadors often are political allies and donors whom Hillary wouldn't snub if there was no good reason.

Hiding her suffering from a neurological condition would be such a reason.

Posted by: Elmerert Hupens2660 2016-10-18 01:59

#1 Is this where we're supposed to be surprised?

Posted by: Crusader 2016-10-18 00:18

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